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by Alexandria | 16 March 2019 · 10:25 am

Hans Holbein the Younger

#ArtSarturday Hans Holbein the Younger 1497-1543
German painter and printmaker, Northern Renaissance Style

Self-Portrait, 1542 pic.twitter.com/eiHKARtQtM

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein was called “the Younger” to distinguish him from his artist father, Holbein the Elder

Ambrosius and Hans Holbein, 1511, by Hans Holbein the Elder pic.twitter.com/4hh8F4LmsC

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein’s work was greatly influenced by his father and by the work of Leonardo da Vinci

Lais of Cornith, 1526
(shows Leonardo’s influence) pic.twitter.com/7ugVZHfu9B

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein’s work was sought from the time he was young.

Madonna of Darmstadt, 1526 pic.twitter.com/PAMjepmVHk

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein became internationally famous after painting portraits of Erasmus, the great Renaissance Humanist.

Erasmus, 1521 pic.twitter.com/aMcoFFkFfY

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Erasmus, 1523 pic.twitter.com/5Bljoopnl1

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In 1526, Holbein went to England, where he was welcomed into the Humanist circle of Sir Thomas More.

More, 1527 pic.twitter.com/ynlmns1Gfm

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein always made highly detailed chalk or line drawings of his subjects before he painted them.

Study for portrait of family of Sir Thomas More, c. 1527 pic.twitter.com/dQt7uZd1OY

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
The drawings Holbein executed before the paintings emphasized the details of the subject’s face.

Portrait of the Family of Sir Thomas More, c 1527
(destroyed by fire in the 1700s) pic.twitter.com/r7s0fMLPQc

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
By 1532, Holbein was working under the patronage of Anne Boleyn, future wife of Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s Secretary.

Thomas Cromwell, 1532-33 pic.twitter.com/4m2av8KA9q

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Holbein worked directly for Anne Boleyn, though no known portrait of her by Holbein survives.

Drawing of Anne Boleyn on verso of Wyatt family arms pic.twitter.com/hEhIREfeU0

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein designed jewelry, cups, and devices (such as clocks) for Anne Boleyn.

Some of Holbein’s drawings for jewelry design pic.twitter.com/KSFTWcFWCq

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
By 1535, Holbein was appointed the court painter to King Henry VIII.

King Henry VIII and his father Henry VII, c 1537 pic.twitter.com/wxQjvMmRIL

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein’s most famous portrait of King Henry VIII shows him standing, rather than portraying his face only, his legs wide apart.

Henry VIII, 1537-38
(destroyed by fire 1698) pic.twitter.com/bXSQmKyzQ4

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Part of Holbein’s fame comes from the fame of his subjects.

The Ambassadors, 1533 pic.twitter.com/xTgYzPhoOO

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
Holbein had a wife and two children, and he always supported them though he lived separate from his family.

The Artist’s Family, 1528 pic.twitter.com/oVMVN6yKDx

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
After becoming the court painter for Henry VIII, Holbein’s portrait style changed: he concentrated more on details of the sitter’s face and clothing.

Henry VIII at Age 49, 1540 pic.twitter.com/wI5w6QMeAR

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Queen Jane Seymour, 1537 pic.twitter.com/QHuV24u552

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Prince Edward VI as a Child, 1538 pic.twitter.com/UR3UEMxiS1

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After the death of his wife Queen Jane, Henry VIII sent Holbein to do portraits of possible brides.

Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, 1538 pic.twitter.com/oanvvjnBwm

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Henry VIII liked the look of Christina of Denmark, but she had no wish to marry a man who’d had so many wives. Henry married Anne of Cleves.

Anne of Cleves, 1539 pic.twitter.com/PVmzqvXThZ

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The marriage with Anne of Cleves was never consummated. Henry had the marriage dissolved and married Catherine Howard.

This was formerly labeled as a portrait of Catherine Howard, but it is a woman from the Thomas More Family arrangement. pic.twitter.com/60l1WoOvQ8

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Henry VIII, 1547
(this is a copy made by Holbein’s studio) pic.twitter.com/gvKdpXy1Ac

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#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
After Henry VIII’s death, Edward became King (portrait attributed to William Scrots). After his death, his sister Mary became Queen (portrait by Antonis Mor). After her death, Elizabeth became Queen (portrait attributed to Holbein & to Scrots. pic.twitter.com/GuEuDYul4i

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 16, 2019

#ArtSaturday Holbein the Younger
1543: Holbein died of the Plague or of infection. His will, though signed & witnessed by several of his friends, left his estate to his wife and two children after his debts were settled.

Self-Portrait, and presumed Portrait of the Artist’s Wife pic.twitter.com/JgfjCpgtjB

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 16, 2019